Judgment of Jerusalem and the Nations
- The oppressing city!
- 2 she does not accept correction.
- In Yahweh she does not trust;
- to her God she does not draw near.
- 3 are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves;
- they leave nothing until the morning.
- 4 are arrogant men of treachery; her priests have defiled that which is holy;
- they do violence to the law.
- 5 is righteous in her midst; he does not do wickedness.
- [fn] he renders his judgment;
- at dawn he does not fail,
- but an evil one knows no shame.
- 6 their strongholds are deserted.
- I have laid waste their streets,
- so that none pass through.
- Their cities have been destroyed
- and are without a man, without an inhabitant.
- 7 she will accept discipline.
- Then her dwelling place will not be cut down,
- nor all that I have brought upon her.’
- Surely they rise early;
- they make all their deeds corrupt.
- 8 “for the day of my rising as a witness.
- For my decision is to gather nations,
- to assemble[fn] kingdoms,
- to pour out my wrath upon them, all my burning anger.
- For by the fire of my anger all the land shall be consumed.
- 9 [fn] that all of them might call on the name of Yahweh,
- to serve him[fn]
- 10 my worshipers and the daughter of my scattered ones
- shall bring my offering.
- 11 on account of all your deeds
- by which you have rebelled against me.
- For then I shall remove from your midst
- those exulting in your pride,
- and you shall no longer be haughty
- in[fn]
- 12 a people afflicted and poor,
- and they shall take refuge
- in the name of Yahweh.
- 13 shall not do wickedness;
- they shall not speak deception,
- nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth.
- For they shall graze and lie down,
- and none shall frighten them.”
- 14 Cry aloud, O Israel!
- Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart,
- O daughter of Jerusalem!
- 15 he has turned away your enemies.
- The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst;
- you shall no longer fear misfortune.
- 16 “Fear not, O Zion;
- your hands shall not hang limp.
- 17 is in your midst; a mighty warrior who saves.
- He shall rejoice over you with joy;
- he renews[fn] you in his love;
- he will exult over you with singing.
- 18 they were raising against her a reproach.
- 19 I will save the lame and gather the outcast.
- I will change[fn] them from shame
- to glory and[fn] throughout the whole world.
- 20 in; at the time of my gathering you together.
- For I will make you[fn] and praised
- among all the nations of the earth
- when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,”